No I cant believe that pekingese thing won the dog show either. I have a red setter which by the way you wont see at the show because they have the american irish setter on there who probably couldnt point a bird if his/her life depended on it. Thank God someone stepped forward and saved the breed from total extinction.

#3 for those Scotties, we are are on our 4th. Good with kids too. They can be pretty bull headed. Have had Spaniels--German Shorthairs--Hientz 57s in between but always seem to go back to a Scotchman. This one (10 years old) sitting in my foot right now--chuckle--Ross Puls

I was impressed by the dog that won, as it is the house pet of the 15 year old girl handling it, and is just as much at home playing out in the dirt as in the show ring. I know this because I saw the girl and dog on the news one night before they left for the show. The family lives about 35 minutes north of me, and wetre apparently just gobsmacked by the win.

English Cockers are members of the Sporting Group and are regular participants in all of the major international shows. Other noteworthy members of the group are the pointers, the spaniels, the setters, and the retrievers. The main reason dogs are shown is so that breeders can pick from the best in the world to make their breeds stronger. When the judges are feeling all of a dogs "moving parts" they are looking for excellence against the standard, not fleas.